Special 5-Day Machu Picchu and Highlights of Cusco

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Welcome to Cusco
1 stop
1
Cusco
Upon arrival at the Cusco airport, our FLY CUSCO PERU Travel Agency guide will receive you and transfer you to your hotel in our private transportation. After check-in, our guide will brief you and verify details about the next day's activities and answer any questions you may have. The rest of the day is all yours at leisure.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Cuzco | Sacred Valley | Pisac | Urubamba | Ollantaytambo
1 stop
2
Sacred Valley
In the morning we will pick you up at your hotel from 7:30 a.m., then we will travel by tourist transport to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. The first visit will be in the Pisac Archaeological Park and then we will visit the typical native market of the town of Pisac where we will have the opportunity to appreciate the different forms of commerce and crafts. Then our next stop will be in Urubamba, traveling along the banks of the Vilcanota River, prior coordination with the guide, we will have a buffet lunch. After lunch in the afternoon we will visit the Fortress of Ollantaytambo, there we will have the opportunity to walk through the town and get an idea of ​​how this archaeological, religious and cultural center was during the Inca Empire. At the end of the excursion we will return to Cusco
9 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Cuzco | Moray, Agricultural Laboratory| Salt Mines of Maras | Train ride to Aguas Calientes
3 stops
3
After breakfast at your hotel in Cusco. We pick you up at 7:30 am. First we will go to Moray without first making an optional stop in the town of Chinchero, here you will have the opportunity to have contact with the local people, you will see how they live, how they work in textiles. Here they still preserve the Inca culture, they dye their clothes with natural colors using plants, insects, etc. You can also buy a gift if you wish. Soon we will be on the road again and we will take our transport to Moray. You will surely be amazed by the unique formation of the place that many compare to an amphitheater or even something alien. However, it was actually a gigantic Inca agricultural laboratory. Your guide will fill you in on the history of the site, and you'll have plenty of time to explore and take some photos.
3 hours • Admission ticket not included
4
Salinas de Maras
Very close and often combined with a trip to Moray are the Salineras de Maras. It is only another 3km away and will surprise you once again with views that you have probably never seen before. The place has been producing salt since ancient times and there are more than 3,000 salt pools that are filled daily with groundwater. You will have at your disposal a surreal landscape to take the most incredible photographs with the salt flats in the foreground.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
5
Aguas Calientes
Then we will take you to the train station located in Ollantaytambo 40 minutes away, we will board the train that will take us to Aguas Calientes (town of Machupicchu). This trip will allow you to see beautiful glaciers and snow-capped peaks, as well as fertile green valleys and Inca agricultural terraces on both sides of the valley. At the end of the train journey in Aguas Calientes at the exit door of the train station we will be waiting to take you to your hotel where you will spend the night. Get settled in your hotel, After check-in you will have free time to relax this afternoon. You can relax in the hot springs of Aguas Calientes or walk through the small streets of this town.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Machu Picchu | I return to Cusco
2 stops
6
Machu Picchu
Our guide will pick you up at the hotel. They will go to board one of the first buses that leave for Machu. It means that you will beat the big crowds and be able to enjoy the complex in peace as the sun rises and casts a stunning orange glow on the huge stones. Together with your guide, board the bus for a 30-minute tour before arriving at the entrance gate of Machu Picchu. Feel the powerful energy of this fantastic archaeological site. You will feel the happiness of observing how the golden light of the sun gradually covers all the corners of Machu Picchu. Discover all its secrets and mysteries during a guided tour where you will also learn a lot about its history and the local flora and fauna. Our guide will take you for 2 hours through the most significant areas and then you will have some free time to explore Machu Picchu on your own.
4 hours • Admission ticket included
7
Cusco
After having finished visiting Machu Picchu we will descend to Aguas Calientes. In Aguas Calientes you will find a place to have lunch and then you will board the train to Ollantaytambo. From there, you will travel to Cusco in our private transportation. We will leave you at the door of your accommodation in Cusco.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Departure from Cuzco
1 stop
8
Cusco
After breakfast at your hotel, we will transfer you back to the airport according to your flight itinerary.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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